Cigna health insurance announced that Katya Andresen will be stepping in as the payer’s new chief digital officer. Before joining Cigna, Andresen served Capital One as senior vice president of card customer experience. “We need to start thinking about digital differently,” Andresen said. “It cannot just be a reflection of where we have been; taking offline experiences and digitalizing them. It needs to instead be seen as a driver of where we are going. We need to think digital-first and customer-first.”

Source: Cigna

Oscar insurance network announces Temple Health is now in-network, expanding Oscar’s impact on individuals and families in the Philadelphia area. Oscar health insurance network Individual and Family plans will be offered through Pennie, a state-based health insurance marketplace exclusively for Pennsylvania residents, throughout the Philadelphia region during Open Enrollment for 2022. “We’re very excited to add Temple Health to our network providers and to continue offering outstanding care to our members in Philadelphia,” said Monica Chopra, Vice President of the Northeast Region at Oscar. “Providing high-quality healthcare is a necessity, and Temple Health, like Oscar, is committed to providing care that meets the individual needs of members while keeping them healthy.”

Source: Yahoo Finance

CareSource announced an alliance with TrueCare to serve Mississippi Medicaid members. TrueCare intends to bid to serve members who are part of the Mississippi Coordinated Access Network (Mississippi) and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) when the request for qualifications is released by the state. “TrueCare is pleased to enter into a strategic alliance with CareSource, a nonprofit organization that shares our values and goals of providing high-quality care to Mississippi members and high-quality services to Mississippi providers,” said TrueCare Board Chairman Chuck Reece.

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